Brazil Financial News
16.08 / 11:17
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Russia Has Shown Scant Interest in Prisoner Swaps for Dozens Held in US Prisons
Setbacks securing the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and other Americans held in Russia through a trade for high-profile Russians locked up in other countries have forced U.S. officials to refocus on a deal involving Russian prisoners in U.S. custody.
15.08 / 18:53
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Latin Americans fall prey to more online scams as cybersecurity lags
cryptocurrency investments. To recover her account, the 27-year-old lawyer from Rio de Janeiro had to pay 200 reais ($40) to a «consultant» she found on YouTube, a man she says could have been a scammer himself. «It took me two days to recover my account, and I was under a lot of stress,» she said.
15.08 / 18:33
15.08 / 18:17
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Widespread blackout leaves parts of Brazil without electricity
A blackout has left large parts of Brazil’s north and northeast regions without any electricity
15.08 / 18:13
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Brazil fuel price hike to trigger inflation revision, says central bank chief
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil will likely need to upwardly revise its inflation estimates, central bank Governor Roberto Campos Neto said on Tuesday, after state-run oil giant Petrobras announced a fuel price hike earlier in the day.
15.08 / 16:33
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As Neymar Heads for Saudi Arabia, Paris Saint-Germain’s Superteam Project Collap
The Paris Saint-Germain experiment of recent seasons was supposed to be a plan so lavish and so ambitious that it would bend all of European soccer to PSG’s will. By the summer of 2021, the club had acquired the most expensive player in the world, the brightest young talent in the world and one of the greatest players of all time. That trio of Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, and Lionel Messi had cost more than half a billion dollars to assemble.
15.08 / 10:45
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Mint Explainer: BRICS Summit is around the corner. What’s at stake?
BRICS Leaders’ Summit is set to be held from 22 August to 24 August, with leaders from Brazil, South Africa, India and China expected to meet in Johannesburg. Mint looks at what is the agenda. – Leaders of the BRICS nations, minus Russian president Vladimir Putin, will meet in later this month in South Africa for the 15th Summit.
14.08 / 22:39
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SBF jailed, FTX partners under attack: Law Decoded
The FTX affair continues to unravel. Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the failed crypto exchange, will be held in jail through the end of his two upcoming trials. Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the revocation of the entrepreneur’s $250 million bail following The New York Times report about his alleged attempt to intimidate witnesses. Bankman-Fried faces 12 criminal charges spread across two trials scheduled to begin in October 2023 and March 2024.
14.08 / 12:21
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Lula says wants US investments in Brazil to drive energy transition
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he hopes for the United States to want to invest in Brazil so the two countries can work to «drive the energy transition forward.»
14.08 / 11:01
14.08 / 04:41
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Neymar to ‘play for Al-Hilal’ in Saudi Arabia, deal underway for PSG transfer: Report
Public Investment Fund (PIF), according to insiders who spoke to the agency. LiveMint could not independently verify the report. “If we reach an agreement with him in the coming hours, we would start negotiating with PSG immediately.
14.08 / 03:41
13.08 / 13:11
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Neymar's potential move to Al-Hilal generates buzz as Saudi Club presents tempting offer of €100 million
Neymar's potential move to Al-Hilal is making headlines, as the Saudi club reportedly offered the FC Barcelona target an enticing proposal. According to insider Fabrizio Romano, this «huge bid» has brought the Brazilian superstar one step closer to departing Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and venturing into a new chapter with Al-Hilal.
12.08 / 17:25
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Brazil's Congress moves to levy higher taxes on cryptocurrencies
Brazilian lawmakers are moving forward with a legislation that would raise taxes on cryptocurrencies held overseas. According to local reports, a congressional committee has approved amendments to a bill that recognizes cryptocurrencies as "financial assets" for tax purposes in foreign investments.
12.08 / 01:17
Spider shuts down supermarket in Australia. Know entire incident
spider is a small insect, but it can cause hours-long erection in human beings and it can also cause a supermarket to be shuttered down. The store manager in the Penny Markt in Krems an der Donau in Australia found a spider sitting prettily in a banana box and called the fire department officials. Initially, the spider was thought to be a banana spider.
12.08 / 01:17
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TikTok owner bets on Resso & Lark for a Byte of India market
ByteDance is relying on its music streaming app Resso and 'all-in-one' productivity app Lark to forge ahead in the Indian market, three years after its flagship short-video app TikTok and others like Helo and CapCut were banned by the government. Resso, which also operates in Brazil and Indonesia, counts India as its largest market. According to AppMagic, it has been downloaded over 125 million times in the country.
12.08 / 01:01
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Ford reaches deal to move industrial unit to Brazil's Bahia state
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Ford's Brazilian unit on Friday said it reached a transfer agreement with the government of Bahia state to give it ownership of a factory complex closed since 2021.
11.08 / 17:11
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‘The Changeling’ inspired by Victor Lavalle’s novel to release on Apple TV+; Here are all the details of thriller series
Apple TV+ is set to launch a new thriller series titled "The Changeling," adapted from the novel by Victor LaValle, featuring a fresh trailer for the upcoming show. Starring LaKeith Stanfield and Clark Backo, «The Changeling» will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, September 8.
11.08 / 13:35
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Nubank Keeps Growing at Impressive Rate: Has Warren Buffett Struck Gold Again?
Warren Buffett-backed fintech giant, Nubank (NYSE:NU), is gearing up to unveil its second-quarter 2023 earnings. On August 15, the digital bank will reveal its performance between April and June of this year, with expectations set on maintaining the positive momentum from the first quarter.
11.08 / 02:15
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Bank of Mexico again holds interest rate firm, even as region begins cuts
By Brendan O'Boyle
11.08 / 01:21
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Mexico ‘Leads LATAM in Travel Rule Adoption’ as ‘Argentina Lags Behind’
Mexico is “leading the way” in Latin America’s Travel Rule adoption drive, a study has found – with Argentina “lagging behind.”
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